Profile: Greatest football player of Real Madrid football club: Karim Benzema
by MairaS on August 1, 2011
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A very famous and popular football player Karim Benzema is a 23 Year old French Born footballer (born 19 December 1987) who plays his football for Spanish and La Liga Giants Real Madrid. He’s also represented the French National team at the international level. Benzema started of his club career at French Giants Lyon mainly as a striker. He was in their youth set up from 1996 to 2004 finally breaking into their senior team in 2004. Benzema made a total of 112 appearances for Lyon football club from 2004 to 2009 and scoring 43 goals in the process also winning the French League 4 times in a row from 04/05 to 07/08. It’s at Lyon where Karim Benzema caught the eye of Europe’s biggest clubs but decided to sign for Spanish Giants Real Madrid football club in 2009. He’s made a total of 60 appearances for The Spanish giants as of now scoring 23 times. He struggled to settle in Spain in his first season but slowly found his feet in La Liga for Real Madrid in his second season. Benezema is mainly deployed as the main striker and he excels as the front man in the 4 4 2 formation. He’s known for his fast runs and dribbling skills and his clinical finishing which makes him a great striker and target man. He was criticized for often being lazy in his first season for Madrid but he made up for that in his 2nd season. He’s also represented France at the national level after refusing to play for Algeria where his parents were born and picking France instead.
Appearances:
- 112 matches for Lyon and 43 goals
- 60 matches for Real Madrid and 23 goals
- 37 matches for France’s National team and 12 goals
- (Also represented U17 U18 U19 U21 French sides)
Profile: Popular football player of Valencia football club: Juan Mata
by MairaS on August 1, 2011
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Famous football player Juan Mata is a 23 year old Spanish born footballer (born 28 April 1988) who plays his football for Spanish La Liga club Valencia CF. His preferred position is as a central midfielder and playmaker but he can also play on the wings. Mata stands at 1.70 meters and wears the number 10 shirt. Mata started of his youth career at Oviedo and then moved to Spanish football club Real Madrid in 2003. He broke into Real Madrid’s B team in 2006 and played for them 39 times scoring 10 goals but failed to break into the senior team. After his excellent season for the B team Valencia approached him in 2007 and signed him. He’s stayed with Valencia football club ever since and has performed remarkably well. He’s only won the Copa Del Rey with Valencia in 2007-2008 but in the international level with Spain he has truly outshined. He won The FIFA World Cup in 2010 with Spain though he did not start and came in third place in the FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2010-2011 Juan Mata helped The Spanish U-21 side win The UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2011. Mata is known for his exquisite passing skills his mazy runs and his excellent dribbling skills making him one of the best midfielders in Spain and only behind to the likes of Iniesta and Xavi. Major clubs tried to sign Mata in 2010-2011 but he has said that he wants to stay with Valencia for some more time to come.
Appearances:
- 39 matches for Real Madrid’s B Team and 10 goals
- 129 matches for Valencia and 33 goals
- 11 matches for Spain’s National team at the International Level and 4 goals
- (Also represented The Spanish U16, U17, U19, U20, and U21 level)
- *World Cup Winner with Spain
Profile: Famous football player of Newcastle United football club: Jose Enrique
by MairaS on August 1, 2011
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Popular football player Jose Enrique is a 25 year old Spanish born footballer (born 25 January 1986) who currently plays his football for English Club Newcastle United . He primarily plays as a left back and stands in at 1.84 meters (6 feet 0 inches) and wears the number 3 shirt for Newcastle. Enrique started of his senior football career at Spanish football club Levante ‘s B side. Making 19 appearances for them before moving to Valencia in 2005-2006 Enrique failed to make a single appearance for Valencia and spent much of the year on loan at Celta Vigo before moving to Spanish and La Liga football club Villareal. Where he stayed for 1 year and played 23 times before finally moving to English football club Newcastle United. He played a vital role for Newcastle’s Promotion back into the Premier League after having an exceptional season in The Championship for them in the 2009-2010 season. After Newcastle’s relegation in May 2009 many clubs approached him but he refused to leave stating his love for the club and city and saying he would help them back into the Premier League. Jose is yet to represent the Spanish International team on the senior level but has represented the U21, U20 and U16 sides. Jose is known for his brilliant positioning skills and tackling. His brilliant pace allows him to make sure that not many strikers or wingers can beat him on pace hence is considered as one of the best LBs in The Premier League. According to rumors there has been interest from Arsenal football club who are looking for a Leftback.
Appearances:
- 19 matches for Levante football club with 1 goal
- 0 matches for Valencia football club
- 15 matches for Celta Vigo (On Loan)
- 23 matches for Villareal
- 119 matches for Newcastle United and 1 goal
- (Represented U16/U20/U21 Spain sides)
Profile: Famous football player of Porto football club: Hulk
by MairaS on July 31, 2011
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Hulk whose real name is Givanildo Vieria De Souza is a 24 year old Brazilian born (25 July 1986) footballer who plays his football for Portuguese club FC Porto. He commonly plays as a striker but can also play as a winger on either of the wings he stands in at 1.78 meters (5 feet 10 inches). Hulk started of his senior career in 2004 for club Vitoria. He only played for them once before going on loan to Japanese club Kaawasaki Frontale on loan making 9 appearances during this loan term and scoring 1 goal. He made his move to Kawasaki Frontale permanent in 2006 and stayed there till 2008 but spent much of his time there on loan for Consadole Sapporo and then Tokyo Verdy. After his brilliant goals to games ratio for Tokyo Verdy they decided to buy him permanently in 2008 but he stayed for less than a year after getting interest from Portuguese giants FC Porto he made his move permanent to FC Porto in 2008 and has stayed with them ever since. He’s won the Portuguese league twice with Porto but his biggest achievement came in 2010-2011 where he helped the club win The UEFA Europa League. He was also named Portuguesa League Player of The Year in 2010-2011. Hulk is known for his fast dribbling skills and his upper body strength along with his clinical but ruthless finishing which makes him great as a forward and as a winger. He’s also represented Brazil 3 times.
Appearances:
- 1 match for Vitoria
- 9 matches for Kawasaki Frontale and 1 goal (On Loan)
- 2 matches for Kawasaki Frontale
- 38 matches for Consadole Sapporo and 25 goals (On Loan)
- 42 matches for Tokyo Verdy and 44 goals (On Loan)
- 13 matches for Tokyo Verdy and 7 goals
- 70 matches for Porto and 49 goals
- 3 matches for Brazil and 0 goals
Profile: Famous football player of Ajax football club: Gregory Van Der Wiel
by MairaS on July 31, 2011
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Gregory Van Der Wiel is a 23 year old Dutch born Footballer (born 3 February 1988) who plays his football for Dutch Giants Ajax football club. He has also represented Netherlands on the international level where his fine performances led them to FIFA WORLD CUP Final in 2010 in South Africa. He primarily plays as a right back he stands in at 1.83 meters (6 feet 0 inches) and wears the number 2 shirt for his club. Wiel started his career at Ajax in their Youth System in 1996 and he stayed there till 2002 before moving to Haarlem’s youth system he then came back to Ajax in 2005 and finally broke through into their first team. He’s played for Ajax since 2007 making 108 appearances for them and scoring 9 times. He is labeled as an offensive right back as his pace on the right side is brilliant and his crossing and over-lapping runs are also a great weapon for any team to have. He has often been labeled weak defensively but his improvement over the past year on his defensive ability has been remarkable. He was voted Dutch Young Player of The Year in 2009-2010 and AFC Ajax’s Talent of The Year in 2008-2009. He’s alson won The Eredivisie with Ajax in 2010-11 along with winning the KNVB cup twice with Ajax. He was in talks with Bayern Munich in after a successful World Cup Campaign but the deal failed to go through and he ended up staying with Ajax. Major clubs have been rumored to be looking to acquire his services.
Appearances:
- 108 matches for Ajax and 9 goals
- 24 matches for Netherlands National Team at the International level, yet to score
- World Cup Runner Up in 2010
Profile: Famous football player of Spanish football club Villarreal: Giuseppe Rossi
by MairaS on July 31, 2011
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Giuseppe Rossi is a 24 year old American born (February 1, 1987) Italian footballer who plays his football for Spanish football club Villareal. Though American born he plays his international football for Italy as he is a dual-citizenship holder. Rossi primarily plays as a striker for Villareal he stands in at 1.73 meters and wears the number 22 shirt. Rossi started of his professional footballing career at English football Giants Manchester United after breaking into their senior team from their youth team. He only managed to play 5 times and score one goal for Manchester United before going on loan to first Newcastle United where he failed to score and then Parma where he made 19 appearances. After which Manchester United sold him to Villareal where he finally started to excel. Rossi’s partnership with Nilmar is one of the best strike partnerships in The Spanish football League. Rossi is known for his amazing speed and dribbling skills which makes it easy for him to beat defenses and makes up for his lack of height and lack of aerial ability. He won the Olympic Golden boot in Beijing in 2008 for Italy scoring 6 goals in 6 games for the Olympic Italian side. He has also captained The Azzuri (Italian side) on 17 November 2010 when he was handed the captain’s armband by the Italian manager against Romania in a friendly. But due to injury he could not take part in Italy’s World Cup campaign in 2010 which turned out to be a horrible display by Italy.
Appearances:
- 5 matches for Manchester United and 1 goal
- 11 matches for Newcastle United football club and 0 goals
- 19 matches for Parma football club and 9 goals
- 127 matches for Villareal and 51 goals
- 23 matches for Italy and 6 goals
- (Also represented Olympic, U16/17/18/21 Italian Sides)
Profile: Popular football player of English football club Arsenal: Gervinho
by MairaS on July 31, 2011
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Gervinho whose real name is Gervais Yao Kouassi is a 24 year old Ivoirian Footballer (born 27 May 1987) who plays his football for The English North London Club Arsenal F.C. He has also represented his national team Cote D’Ivoire or Ivory Coast on the international level. Gervinho started off his football at the football club Beveren who he signed for in 2005. He made 61 appearances for the club scoring 14 times before moving to French club Le Mans. Gervinho is a forward but usually plays on the wings. He made 59 times and scored 9 goals for Le Mans the two years he was there then moving to French football club Lille. It is at Lille where Gervinho came to prominence scoring 28 goals in 67 matches and helping The French side complete a historic double in 2010/2011 season. He was the only player in the French league in 10/11 season to have reached double figures for both goals scored and assists made. Gervinho’s strengths lie in his pace and dribbling skills and his clinical finishing which make him a great player to have on the wings. He’s often criticized for disappearing in and out of games but when he does pop up he makes it count with his clinical finishing. In July 2011 after his amazing season at Lille he caught the eye of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger who signed him from Lille to Arsenal for a deal reported to be worth around 12 million pounds. He has also represented the Ivory Coast and is their first choice winger.
Appearances:
- 61 matches for Beveren football club and 14 goals
- 59 matches for Le Mans and 9 goals
- 67 matches for Lille football club and 28 goals
- Yet to Play for Arsenal football club
- 27 matches for Ivory Coast and 6 goals
Profile: Famous football player of Tottenham Hotspurs football club: Gareth Bale
by MairaS on July 31, 2011
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Popular football player Gareth Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a 22 year old Welsh footballer who currently plays for The North London Club Tottenham Hotspurs. He was voted as The PFA’s Player’s Player of The Year during The 2010/2011 English Premier League season for his outstanding performances down the left wing for Tottenham Hotspurs. Bale started his club career at Southampton and became the second youngster player ever to represent the club after Theo Walcott. In May 2007 Gareth Bale signed for Tottenham Hotspur football club after interest from many clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United football clubs. Bale originally started out as a left back for Tottenham and played in that position for the club for over two years he went a record 24 games for Tottenham without a win and finally broke that curse against Burnley. In the 2010/2011 season he was employed in a more forward position and was played as a left winger. It’s in this position where his true skills were demonstrated as he destroyed defenses in Europe and The Premier League. Along with his club career he’s also represented The Welsh side on the international stage for The U-17s, U-19s, U-21s and The Senior International side. Bale’s strength lies in his strong dribbling skills and his terrific pace which makes him one of the fastest footballers in the world. Because of these two attributes he made the switch from Left Back to Left Wing as his weak defensive skills were exploited as a LB. The transformation from an LB to a winger took time but Bale took it on with great confidence and excelled in the role.
Appearances:
- 40 matches for Southampton with 5 goals.
- 77 matches for Tottenham Hotspur with 12 goals
- 27 matches for The Senior Wales team with 3 goals
- Club Honors – Runner Up League Cup 2009
Profile: Famous football player of Spanish football club Real Madrid: Fabio Alexhandre da Silva
by MairaS on July 30, 2011
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Fabio Alexandre Da Silva Coentra is 23 year old Portuguese born (born 11 March 1988) footballer who currently plays his football for Spanish and La Liga giants Real Madrid football club. He has also represented The Portuguese National Side at International level and stands at a height of 1.79m. His preferred position is wingback and he can play on either side of the wings. Fabio started of his playing career for the club Rio Ave in 2005 where he made 29 appearances and scored 5 goals. He stayed there till 2007 after which he made the move to Portuguese giants Benfica football club where he stayed till 2011. He made 52 appearances for Benfica scoring 2 goals in the process. While at Benfica in 2008 he out on loan to two football clubs Nacional and Zaragoza and then in 2009 he made the return to Rio Ave on loan playing 16 times and scoring 3 goals. He came back to Benfica then and stayed there till 2011 finally making the move down to Real Madrid. He also helped Benfica win the Portuguese League in 09/10. Fabio is known for his fast runs down on the wings along with his dribbling skills that make him one of the best young fullbacks in European football at the moment. His major weakness can be described as his defensive skills and leaving gaps open just behind which opposition winger’s are known for exploiting.
Appearances:
- 29 matches for Rio Ave with 5 goals
- 52 matches for Benfica with 2 goals
- 16 matches for Nacional with 4 goals (Loan)
- 1 match for Zaragoza (Loan)
- 16 matches for Rio Ave with 3 goals (Loan)
- No Matches for Real Madrid as of yet
- 15 matches for The Portugal National Team
Profile: Greatest football player of Barcelona football club: Eric Abidal
by MairaS on July 30, 2011
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Greatest football player Eric Abidal (born 11 July 1979) is a 32 year old footballer who plays for The French National team with Martiniquan Decent. He currently plays his club football for The Spanish/Catalan club Barcelona FC. He was diagnosed with cancer in the 2010/2011 season his tumor was operated upon and he made a remarkable recovery to play in The Champions League Final the same year against Manchester United. Barcelona football club won the final and he was later handed the captain’s armband to collect and raise the winning trophy by his teammates. Abidal started of his club career with Monaco making 25 appearances where he was mainly deployed as a leftback. He later moved to Lille football club making 60 appearances and being primarily deployed as a left back. After Lille he finally made his move down to Lyon making 76 appearances and winning The French League title 3 times and The French Supercup 3 times as well. Abidal then made his move to Barcelona FC in 2007. He was primarily deployed as a leftback for the team but later due to a couple of injuries the team faced he was used as a central defender where he also excelled. He won The Spanish League title with Barcelona a total 3 times, The Copa Del Rey once, The UEFA Champions league twice in 09 and 11 and finally The Fifa World Club Championship in 2008. He’s also represented France at the highest international level helping the French side reach the 2006 World Cup final against Italy where they eventually lost on penalties. He’s a tall defender known for his excellent positioning and tackling skills.
Appearances:
- Played 25 matches for Monaco.
- Played 60 matches for Lille.
- Played 76 matches for Lyon
- Played 99 matches for Barcelona.